Distinguished Service Award

CITATION

for

Douglas W. Nance

for the

MICHIGAN SECTION

MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Distinguished Service Award

The Michigan Section of the Mathematical Association of America is pleased to recognize Douglas W. Nance, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, Central Michigan University, as the 2001 recipient of its Distinguished Service Award. We gratefully acknowledge the many contributions he has made both to our Section and to the larger mathematical community over a span of more than 30 years.

Prior to his retirement in 1999, Professor Nance served the Section in several capacities. Between 1982 and 1988 he served on the Executive Committee as Secretary/Treasurer, Vice Chairperson, Chairperson, and Past Chair. This was an especially productive era for the Section. The Section awarded its first Distinguished Service Award in 1987 during his chairmanship. Doug also chaired several committees for the Section, including the Finance Study Committee, the Distinguished Service Award Committee, and the Distinguished Teaching Award Committee. At the national level, he served for three years as a member of the MAA Committee on Sections.

Widely recognized for his excellence in teaching, Doug has received a number of awards including the 1990 Excellence in Teaching Award from Central Michigan University and, in 1993, this Section’s Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics. He is the author of highly regarded textbooks in mathematics and computer science at both the college and the high school level.

Professor Nance has also been actively involved with other organizations concerned with the teaching of mathematics, including the Michigan Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the Michigan Department of Education, serving on its High School Education Task Force and the Coalition of Michigan Subject Matter Education Organizations.

For his many years of dedicated service and outstanding leadership, the Michigan Section is proud to present the

2001 Distinguished Service Award

to

Professor Douglas W. Nance